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Old 09-09-2018, 11:07 AM
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My wife got a pretty sweet 57. And it’s got a 327 power glide. I got a disk brake conversion and power booster. We were thinking about swapping in a 5.3 but I was was wondering if it would fit with out hacking the firewall? I seen a few down but most of the them look like they have a modified fire wall
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I used to reference this forum, don't so much any more.

Great info tho'

https://ls1tech.com/how-tos/slidesho...e-transmission

https://www.trifive.com/forums/
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327 > any LS engine.
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My wife got a pretty sweet 57. And it’s got a 327 power glide. I got a disk brake conversion and power booster. We were thinking about swapping in a 5.3 but I was was wondering if it would fit with out hacking the firewall? I seen a few down but most of the them look like they have a modified fire wall
I'd keep the 327. Most of the 57's you see now have LS engines, and the 327 is great. Put in a 700R4 or 4L60E if you like, but the 327 always is and will be cooler than a 5.3.
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It’s the wife’s car. She wants full injected
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Yea almost all do
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She also has a 75 camaro with a 383 stroker.i can let her away with this one lol
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Seems to me putting a FiTech or similar on the 327 would achieve that too?
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Seems to me putting a FiTech or similar on the 327 would achieve that too?
You are correct lol it’s all about what I can afford and what I can scrounge.
We’re not dead set on the idea but every ls swapped 57 looks like it got a modified fire wall. What ever we do choose I won’t be chopping anything off it
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